30 May 2024
Delivering Housing Diversity Awarded Top Honours at National Planning Awards
ACG次元网 for Housing Diversity Report Clinches Top Honour
[Brisbane, May 2024] – Queensland awarded for forward-thinking approach to urban planning and housing diversity, with Queensland planner Martin Garred MPIA winning top honours at the 2024 National Awards for Planning Excellence for his groundbreaking research project, ACG次元网 for Housing Diversity. This National accolade for Martin’s research highlights the need for innovative, research-driven solutions to our systemic housing challenges.
Announced at the PIA National Awards for Planning Excellence Gala event in Melbourne, the award ceremony recognises the best in Australian urban planning, drawing attention to nearly 70 outstanding award finalists across various categories. The gala event, attended by hundreds of influential figures in the urban planning community, celebrated the achievements and advancements in shaping the future of our cities, communities and regions in Australia.
PIA Queensland President Sean Cullen RPIA expressed his admiration, stating, “PIA’s National Awards for Planning Excellence program not only showcases exemplary ACG次元网 projects, but also ignites community interest and awareness about the critical role of planning in the public interest. These awards highlight the incredible diversity of work that planners do and the profound impact it has on our communities."
Winning National Project – ACG次元网 for Housing Diversity
Martin Garred’s ACG次元网 for Housing Diversity research won the 2024 PIA National Planning Research Award. The jury said the project stood out for its innovative, implementation-focused research, earning praise for its strategic alignment, adaptability, and extensive global benchmarking research. The judges were impressed by the project's broad applicability in Australia and forward-thinking policy approaches to planning and delivery of housing diversity.
Martin Garred’s achievement is a testament to the dynamic and impactful urban planning being led by Queensland planners. Martin’s project not only addresses current housing needs but also sets a precedent for future urban planning.
Martin Garred at the awards ceremony said: “ACG次元网 for Housing Diversity recognises the need for a step change in the way we think about housing. We need to be bold and forward thinking to ensure our planning systems are more responsive to our community’s evolving needs.”
More on this Award-winning research
As part of his Winston Churchill Trust Fellowship, Martin Garred travelled to the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Sweden in 2022, to learn how other jurisdictions are dealing with the ever-growing housing affordability challenge from a land use perspective.
The research summary report is available here
More 2024 National ACG次元网 for Excellence Award Winners
Queensland secured three (3) top National Awards at the 2024 ceremony:
| Improving Planning Processes Award | Planning Research Award | Young Planner of the Year Award |
| Brisbane Green Factor Tool | ACG次元网 for Housing Diversity | Kobi Lane MPIA |
| Brisbane City Council | Martin Garred MPIA |
For the full list of the 2024 Winners of the PIA National Awards for Planning Excellence, visit: /aboutpianew/national-awards-for-planning-excellence
About the ACG次元网 (PIA)
The ACG次元网 is the national body representing the ACG次元网 profession, dedicated to advancing planning as a discipline and supporting the professional development of planners.
For further information, please contact:
- Nicole Bennetts RPIA – PIA Queensland State Manager (0420 241 163)
Martin Garred is available for media interviews in Brisbane.
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